I finished another set of placements - this one with mitered corners. I’m getting a bit better, but you can see that the corners aren’t quite correct. I really like this pattern, so I’ll be making another set and I expect to see some improvements in the corners. . .
My second quilting project
My second project was another placemat. I’ve chosen placemats to begin with because they are small and because we need new placemats !
I ordered a “charm pack” (a pre-cut 5”x5” set of fabric) that coordinates well with our dining room. I wanted to try my hand with piecing and am pretty pleased with the finished product. You can probably see that I’m still having problems with the corners and I haven’t mastered cutting very precisely yet. I learned a heck of a lot on the project and look forward to my next placemat project.
Quilting Aspirations
Someday . . .
My first quilting project
I completed my first quilting project !! Hooray !! It’s definitely a beginner project. I learned so much (thank you YouTube and all those who post videos there !). This project doesn’t bear close scrutiny — you’ll notice that it isn’t square (or even rectangular) and the stitching is not even around the binding. But, hey, I’ll get better !
New Hobby Begins
Sooo — counted cross stitch no longer rules my heart (and I guess I should change the name of this blog. . . )
Quilting has been calling to me for more than two years and I’ve decided to heed the call. After much research I purchased a Singer Quantum Stylist 9960. It doesn’t do embroidery stitches but it does do fancy stitches (600 or so (!) ). The first picture is the machine and the second is a randomly chosen group of stitches.
I’m sure that it will take me a while to get used to the machine, so my first project will be one very simple placemat. I’ll be quilting the placemat and that will give me a chance to get used to the machine and practice some simple quilting.
Antique Quilt
Time for a New Hobby?
I’ve completely lost the “cross stitching bug”. I’ve laid out my current project on my work table, sat there for a few minutes and walked off to wash dishes or sweep the floor or . . . (those who know me know I HATE housework 😬 )
Over the last two years or so, I’ve felt a call to quilting and that seems to be calling me again. But I’m not all that nuts about traditional quilts . . . I was at a quilt show at our library and saw the pictured quilt and thought “I could do that and something like it would be great on my chair !”
The pictured quilt is an antique from about 1910. The woman who created it was a seamstress and had wool samples for men’s suits. The man would choose the fabric, she would order the appropriate quantity and then used some of the fabric to create the quilt. She embroidered a simple flower on each swatch.
So. . . my next post might be a picture of my sewing machine (I don’t own one) and the beginning of a placemat which seems like a good beginner project.